The Role of Threat Perceptions in International Relations: Analysing China’s Rise in the Indo-Pacific

With China’s rise in the Indo-Pacific, this book systematically analyses and explores the complex reality of questions regarding threat perception - why and when do states perceive or don’t perceive China as a threat, what influences or drives these perceptions.

Vindu Mai Chotani is Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan. Her research examines Japan’s and India’s foreign policies, international relations and the evolving security architecture in the Indo-Pacific region, and the security dynamics of the US bases in Okinawa. Professor Chotani previously completed her Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Public Policy, Tokyo University, and her MSc in international relations from the University of Bristol, United Kingdom.